Crime In CharlotteCharlotte's Latest Crime News2018-08-14T20:51:29Zhttp://www.crimeincharlotte.com/feed/atom/admin4http://www.crimeincharlotte.com/?p=1689792018-08-14T19:52:04Z2018-08-14T19:52:04ZRead More]]>Police have arrested a Charlotte man after he allegedly kidnapped and raped a child.

The arrest took place on Monday several days after the child was found in the suspect’s home. According to reports, the child had been found in the home of 28-year-old Zachary Richard Gibson after which the child was taken to the CMPD Metro Division Office. Once there, a family member came and picked up the child. Gibson was not arrested at this time.

After this initial incident, the child said that they had been sexually assaulted by Gibson. An investigation was initiated by Crimes Against Children, and police were able to get a warrant to search the suspect’s home.

Following the search, Gibson was arrested and charged with kidnapping, possession of a weapon of mass destruction, statutory rape, statutory sex offense, felonious restraint, and two counts of indecent liberties.

After his arrest on Monday he was booked into the Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office.

]]>admin4http://www.crimeincharlotte.com/?p=1689162018-08-13T19:24:08Z2018-08-13T19:24:08ZRead More]]>One person in Rock hill is dead after a violent shooting on Sunday morning.

Police arrived at the scene at 2522 Celanese Road after reports of a shooting just after 11:30 a.m. on Sunday morning. When they arrived, they found one victim suffering from gunshot wounds.

The victim, who was pronounced dead at the scene, was a 30-year-old man.

Police are investigating and attempting to track down the suspect or suspects of this crime. Officers say that whoever fired the shots was gone before police arrived on the scene.

The shooting came as part of an upsurge of violence in nearby areas, and was just one of three shootings, all of which included one fatality. The other two shootings took place in Charlotte and Concord, and all were within 12 hours of each other.

]]>admin4http://www.crimeincharlotte.com/?p=1689142018-08-13T19:16:17Z2018-08-13T19:16:17ZRead More]]>Police are investigating after one person was killed in north Charlotte.

The incident occurred on Sunday morning at a home in the 3900 block of Farlow Road. According to police reports, police arrived to find one victim suffering from gunshot wounds inside the home. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.

The victim was identified as 23-year-old Justin Miller.

Police have not released any information regarding the suspect, but are asking anyone with information to contact Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600.